Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Hooked by Emily McIntire

42 reviews

amelia2009's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Violence, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse and Stalking

selestre's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Murder, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident, Torture, Drug use, Vomit, Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Bullying, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

peeshy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Car accident, Physical abuse, Murder, Cursing, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Grief, Drug use, Blood, Addiction, and Drug abuse

soph22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Overall this book just wasn’t for me. I don’t vibe with the writing style and I came away from it feeling the characters were underdeveloped. For me, it almost felt like reading fan fiction, and while I’m not opposed to a spicy book, the lack of connection I felt between the main characters left them feeling a bit unfulfilling. 
So, yeah, I didn’t hate it, but it won’t be taking a permanent place on my bookshelf.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Confinement, Cursing, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Drug use, and Child abuse

mushroomfrog's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Stalking, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, and Murder

bryce_barrett's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Death, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Mental illness

hmarie8's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Read it, just do it! This book is so well written I️ cant even put my thoughts into words. The characters are so fucked up in the best ways possible. The plot twists are insane, the story is so well developed it’s not like any other romance book. This had amazing romance but the plot was what very sucked me in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug abuse

katattack345's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Blood, Gore, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: Pedophilia and Death of parent

allthechaptersandverses's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I so badly wanted to like this book. I had great expectations. Sadly I thought that Hook was very creepy and never had the character arc he needed. I never felt like I got a good reason to root for him.  Wendy made so many bad decisions that seemed so stupid that it made it hard for me to like her. The writing style wasn’t my favorite. While the idea was so creative I felt it failed to follow through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Murder, Gun violence, Child abuse, Stalking, Sexual content, and Physical abuse

writewithapendragon's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was a very good example of a dark romance, and it made some use of the names and characters from the source (Peter Pan), but it deviated too much from the original for my taste.  Steamy romance and very well written, met all my expectations for the genre. While there are plenty of dark elements, the book overall uses those for atmosphere more than plot or character. I definitely applaud the author for including those dark elements without using them gratuitously.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Grief, Infidelity, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Blood, Murder, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders